Le Paingruël

Worst experience in Quebec City. First the Saint-Severin bread. It did not taste like freshly baked this morning. It was as hard as a rock. Second, bad business practice. The bread cost 5.75 CAD. I was going to charge that to my visa card but owner told me cash only. I thought I saw a sign on the cashier machine that minimum charge for credit card is $5. Since I don't read French, I assumed the store only takes cash. Because I didn't carry enough Canadian dollars I offered to pay in USD. Unfortunately I only had a US$20 bill. Owner gave me 14.25 CAD in change. I knew he overcharged me because today's exchange rate was 1USD = 1.3CAD. He should have given me CAD20 in change instead of 14.25. I understand I may have inconvenienced him by paying USD but again charging me 1CAD for 1USD is not very decent. I am sure he knows USD is a stronger currency and worth 30% more. I was on holiday and didn't want to argue but this is such a bad business practice. I would rate this place zero if I could given the combination of the bad tasted bread and the over charge.

Bought a multigrain sandwich loaf on 28/9/21. Sadly, got into it the next day, but that's where the sadness stopped, because if it tastes this good after sitting a day, I wish I'd gotten to it sooner. Incredible crust and crumb.A bakery not to be missed!

I personally do not like their breads, but their croissants are the ABSOLUTE BEST in Québec City. They are simply decadent and authentically French.

Bread that’s simple and vegan (unlike some other nearby bakeries’ breads). I bought a boule of very good mixed-grain sourdough. Good service. This will be a regular stop for me, while staying in the St-Jean-Baptiste neighbourhood.

Authentic bakery where you will actually talk to the baker himself. Everything made fresh on the premises. Delicious bread and pastries.

Amazing little bakery. The owner is very helpful and the pastries are sinfully delicious. I really enjoyed the croissants and their bread is great

The shopkeeper always makes my day: he has a great selection of amazing bread and gives the best advice on what it goes well with. I always feel like I'm getting something special here.

Great little bake shop, but be warned raisin bread is made on alternating days. We saw raisin bread and decided to pick up a load the next morning for breakfast. To our dismay hazelnut bread had taken it's place.

Great place for gelato and bread. The menu is average priced even though I never ate a meal there. The bread is not always fresh. I bought bread one day and it was heaven, the next day I bought more of the same and it was stale.

Quite possibly the worst pastries we’ve ever had. Not at all light and fluffy like they should be. The croissants are like rocks.